American Petroleum

Offshore oil exploration plan draws fire

2012-04-25 16:51:00

The Obama administration's latest move to permit testing for oil and gas off Maryland and other Atlantic coast states is drawing flak from both environmentalists and the oil industry. Speaking at a lightly attended public hearing Wednesday afternoon in...

Md. could get 5th highest gas tax under O'Malley plan

2012-01-31 13:16:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed applying Maryland's 6 percent general sales tax to the price of gasoline, Michael Dresser reports in the paper. Maryland would be the eighth�state to put�a general sales tax on�motor fuels on top of a state excise tax,...

Breathing uneasily: Obama retreats on tightening smog standards

2011-09-07 11:48:00

In a decision that outraged public health experts and environmentalists Friday, President Barack Obama announced that he had directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to do anything further to lower smog in the air until 2013 — after...

Keystone XL pipeline, bringing oil from Canada, is a step toward the future

2011-08-24 04:00:00

Civil disobedience on behalf of causes we believe in is a time-honored American tradition ("Going to jail for the environment," August 22). Another time-honored American tradition is keeping an open mind about the issues, listening to different views...

Proposed Canadian pipeline will increase our dependency on foreign oil

2011-08-31 04:30:00

Letter writer Cindy Schild, a spokeswoman for the American Petroleum Institute, claims the Keystone XL pipeline to bring crude oil from Canada is needed to create jobs ("Keystone XL pipeline is a step toward the future", Aug. 22). Environmental effects...

Pipeline or no, oil is not the future

2011-08-30 07:30:00

Of course, the representative of the American Petroleum Institute would promote a tar sands oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. ("Keystone XL pipeline is a step toward the future," Aug. 25). Unfortunately, this is not, as the headline says, "a step...

End of mercury thermometers is near

2011-02-22 16:07:00

It was one of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit's most famous inventions, in 1714. But after nearly 300 years on the market, the still-common mercury thermometer now appears headed for extinction. While many Maryland residents probably still have them in their...

Storm tightens U.S. oil supply

2005-08-30 00:00:00

The record high gasoline prices reached just a week ago in Maryland and much of the nation might seem like a bargain compared with what many experts say could occur at the pump once the effects of Hurricane Katrina are felt in the coming days. The...

Gas prices see ups and downs

2005-07-13 00:00:00

With the price of gas fluctuating with every strong wind, motorists locally and across the country are no longer just seeing the number change between trips to the pump. They may even see it from the morning commute to the drive home. "It's up to Exxon,...

Experts see no sign of end to gasoline price increases

2005-08-09 00:00:00

The end of the summer travel season traditionally brings relief at the pump - but don't expect it this year. "There seems to be no end in sight to high gasoline prices," said Ragina Averella, spokeswoman for AAA Mid-Atlantic. The average price of a...

Output of crude oil gushes

2002-11-14 00:00:00

Saudi Arabia and other OPEC oil producers are flooding world markets with crude oil, a shift that experts say should help offset any economic dislocation from a military strike against Iraq. The surge of production has helped wash away a $5-a-barrel "war...

UPDATE 1-Oil falls $1 on rise in U.S. stocks, econ woes

2012-05-15 20:32:02

* Brent remains neutral above $110.34 -technicals * U.S. crude inventories rise 6.57 mln barrels - API * Asian shares fall as Greek uncertainty saps risk appetite * Coming Up: U.S. EIA petroleum status report Weekly; 1430 GMT By Manash Goswami...

A new TV ad produced by the American Petroleum Institute claims the Keystone XL pipeline project will create 20,000 short-term jobs, but opponents say this is a discredited and greatly inflated number.

2012-01-16 16:05:00

The American Petroleum Institute says protests of a pipeline for Canadian tar sands are shortchanging our economy, not protecting our environmental future.

2011-08-23 15:05:41